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Bolivia Archive
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The Free Market Experiment in Latin America: Assessing Past Policies and the Search for a Pathway Forward (The second of three parts)
By Dr. Ronn Pineo, Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, and Professor and Chair of the Department of History at Towson University on April 11, 2013 | 4 CommentsNote: Part I of this three part series set the background regarding neoliberalism in the region. It explored the shortcomings of the free market strategy with respect to economic growth and development, especially by offering comparisons to the previous economic programs of state-led growth. Part II considers the social costs... -
The Andean Glaciers: From 12,000 Years Ago to Today
By Joel Jaeger, Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on February 14, 2013 | 2 Comments -
Peru and Chile: The Mournful Fate of Peru’s 19th Century Doughty Naval Vessel, the Huascar, and its Relevance to Lima’s Current Maritime Dispute with Chile
By COHA Director Larry Birns on December 20, 2012 | 1 CommentCurrent dispute doesn’t risk the explosive potential of the still moldering 19th century Huascar dispute, which dates back to the War of the Pacific, which calls for a cordial and rapid resolution of the departure In January 2008, Peru called Chile before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The... -
Cocaine’s Forgotten Victims
By Elizabeth Briggs, Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on December 11, 2012 | 1 CommentEach year, thousands of Colombian peasants, primarily women and children, trek through the Amazon with their meager possessions, seeking asylum from the violence encompassing their traditional rural villages. Ecuador is home to the highest number of refugees to be found in Latin America, 98 percent of whom are Colombian. Most... -
Human Trafficking in the Western Hemisphere: A Special Online Edition of COHA’s Washington Report on the Hemisphere
By Research Associates Gabriela Garton, Suncica Habul,Darya Vakulenko, Aleia Walker, Kathleen Bacon and Jade Vasquez on November 20, 2012 | No CommentsOn Friday, November 16, the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) released a special report on human trafficking in Latin America and the United States in its biweekly print publication, the Washington Report on the Hemisphere (WRH). The content of the WRH is normally available only to subscribers, but, due to... -
E-Freedom of Expression in Bolivia
By W. Alex Sanchez, Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on November 9, 2012 | 1 CommentIn late October, La Paz officials declared that the internet had become a major setting where rambunctious individuals are posting offensive comments directed at the Bolivian government. To address this situation, a new law could be passed that would specifically target users that level insults at President Evo Morales and...